CVE

Id
42000  
CVE No.
CVE-2009-4565  
Status
Candidate  
Description
sendmail before 8.14.4 does not properly handle a "" character in a Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which (1) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL-based SMTP servers via a crafted server certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, and (2) allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted client certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.  
Phase
Assigned (20100104)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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